Homesick

As I am traveling this week for some interviews, I have come to be very homesick. I rarely experience this feeling. I LOVE to travel and explore, so I am too busy to get homesick. This week, I am not traveling to a new place, I am actually in a place that holds many memories for me, both good and bad. Maybe that is why I am homesick. I never understood people that couldn't stand to be away from their families for a couple of days....I certainly never thought that would be me. However, I am completely and totally homesick. As a thirtysomething, I have had the opportunity to create many memories and I realize that part of this feeling is that I am looking back instead of forward this week. I know it sounds strange when I am doing interviews, but it causes me to be very reflective of previous work and life experiences. As I reflect on the good, I immediately become thankful for all of the wonderful family and friends I have in my life. Strangely, I get extremely homesick then because I just want to be able to spend time with them doing the everyday life things. I miss being home when my daughter gets home from school...even if she is less than pleased to see me. I miss eating dinner with my family. I miss going to the gym with my bf. I miss pretty much my entire life. As I reflect back on the bad, I want to flee this place as fast a possible and run back to my safe zone, which is my home. So, even though the interviews are progressing nicely, I can only think of going home. I feel silly really..I am thirtysomething afterall! I am so blessed to have the opportunity to interview this week, but I will also be really glad when I can go home and hug my family....I guess you can never be too old to get homesick.